Warning: Don't fall for those cheap wireless alarm panels online

I picked up a no-name wireless panel off Amazon for $90 last month, thinking I'd save some cash on a residential install. Took me 6 hours to get it programmed because the manual was translated wrong and half the features didn't work. The thing would lose connection to the sensors every 2 hours, and the battery died in less than a day. Tried to return it, and the seller ghosted me. Now I'm out $90 and had to buy a proper Vista panel anyway. Any of you guys ever get burned by these knockoff panels?

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jenniferb5319d ago

Thought I was getting a steal, ended up with a glorified doorstop that beeped at me every 20 minutes. Learned that lesson the hard way. You find a decent deal since then?

wesley_thompson19d ago

Man that sucks, but honestly it's kind of the same thing as buying a cheap mattress or a set of tires - if the price is way lower than everything else, something's gotta give somewhere lol.